Bezy

Spec sheet

Product

Bezy is an open-source cross-platform font editor built with the Bevy game engine and Rust.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended users

Bezy is designed for simplicity, customization, user empowerment, education, and AI-agent-assisted programming and type design.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

License

The repository identifies the project as GPL-3.0 licensed.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

AI plans

The README says built-in AI-agent functionality using Font Garden and other models is planned for after v1.0.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Browser build

Bezy can be built as a WebAssembly application to run in web browsers.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Browser limitation

The WASM build currently lacks --load-ufo support, has limited file-system access, and may not include some desktop features.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Browser limitations

The WASM build has limited file system access, does not currently support `--load-ufo`, and may lack desktop features or perform differently from the native version.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Community support

The README points users to GitHub Discussions for questions and general discussion and the issue tracker for bugs and suggestions.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Customization

The README describes a dynamic toolbar system for adding custom editing tools through Bevy plugins.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Desktop installation

The documented installation uses Rust and Cargo and gives instructions for macOS, Linux, or WSL.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Editing

The documented keyboard shortcuts include point selection and nudging, undo and redo, saving, and view panning and zooming.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Editing controls

The README documents point selection and nudging, undo and redo, saving, deletion, pan and zoom, and codepoint navigation shortcuts.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Font format

UFO is the current default source format.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Install

The README documents building and running Bezy from source with Rust and Cargo using `cargo run`.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Intended approach

Bezy emphasizes simplicity, customization, user empowerment, education, and AI-agent-assisted programming and type design.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Planned AI features

The README says built-in AI-agent functionality using Font Garden and other models is planned post-v1.0.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Pre-release UI

The README says many features in the pre-v1.0 release are only available through keyboard shortcuts, with UI buttons planned before v1.0.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Project status

The README describes the software as very raw and not yet suitable for use unless you want to learn the codebase.Read 11 Oct 2026 · github.com

Releases

The GitHub releases page says there are no releases for the repository.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Support and community

The README points users to GitHub Discussions for questions and Issues for bugs and improvement suggestions.Read 4 Oct 2026 · github.com

Where Specifiction places it

• Font Design Software#19 of 337.6